Back in the 1980s, hiking in the mountains was also a way of life

Wang An pursed his lips, nodded, and was about to speak, or rather, just as he was about to make a move, Niu Dalin turned around, shoved Niu Dalei, and said with a displeased expression:

"If you can talk, then say something. If you can't, then shut your ass. You're always stirring up trouble, doing this today and that tomorrow. Who the hell can you beat?"

Niu Dashuang's expression was also very unpleasant. It wasn't that they didn't want to take action or help Niu Dalei beat up Wang An, but rather that they simply couldn't defeat Wang An.

If you can't beat someone, you still have to fight; if you can't win, you still have to fight. So, if you get beaten up for no reason, you're just a complete idiot!

The key point is that Wang Li, who was standing right next to them, had been eager to try and wanted to make a move, but had been watching Wang An's expression and dared not make a move!
If Wang Li hadn't hesitated to act without Wang An's permission, Niu Dalei would probably have been beaten beyond recognition by now, to the point that even his own mother wouldn't recognize him.

There was a reason why Wang An didn't let Wang Li take action. Wang An beating Niu Dalei was a personal grudge, but if Wang Li were to do it, the nature of the matter would immediately change.

After all, they were all from the same village. Wang An's goal was simply to catch deer, and in the current situation, it was not advisable to escalate the matter.

After Niu Dalin finished speaking, Niu Dashuang said to Niu Dalei with a gloomy face:

"With your kind of scum, don't you dare come into the mountains with us again. If we take you in, you'll ruin us all."

After saying that, Niu Dashuang turned to Wang An and said:

"Xiao An, I'm sorry, Da Lei has been spoiled rotten by my uncle and aunt. We're leaving now. We definitely won't come back to this saline-alkali land until you remove Gua Zhao. That's the end of it. We'll be back to normal from now on. Is that okay?"

Niu Dalin chimed in:
"Yes, that's what I mean too. No matter who found the deer first, it's your skill to catch them. We won't get involved."

Since that's what they said, Wang An was naturally delighted. His main goal was simply to capture the sika deer smoothly and without any trouble.

Therefore, Wang An immediately agreed with a smile:
"That would be great! As long as we can successfully capture this herd of sika deer, regardless of who is right or wrong, we certainly can't say we won't give anything in return. It's the custom in our mountains that everyone who sees something has to share it. Besides, we all live in the same village, and we're all close relatives here, so we definitely can't let them do anything wrong."

It must be said that Wang An's words were quite well said.

Although it's somewhat like "slapping someone and then giving them a treat," at least Wang An's attitude was clear: after capturing the deer, he would offer some benefits and wouldn't keep it all for himself.

As he spoke, Wang An took out his cigarettes, but fearing the smell would disturb the deer, he didn't offer them to everyone. Instead, he stuffed most of the pack into Niu Dalin's pocket and said with a chuckle:
“I’m afraid the deer will smell it and stay away if you smoke near this saline-alkali land. You can smoke after you’ve walked away for a while.”

At this moment, Niu Dalei stared with wide eyes, seemingly quite unconvinced. However, Niu Dalei had already realized that he was isolated by the group, and intimidated by Wang An's terrifying combat power, he moved his lips but didn't say anything.

After Wang An finished speaking, Niu Dalin, in a hurry to leave, didn't refuse Wang An's half-pack of cigarettes and quickly said:

"Alright, Xiao An and Xiao Li, you two keep watch. We'll be leaving after that."

After saying that, Niu Dalin led the way out of the mountain area, while Niu Dashuang and the other two nodded to Wang An and then quickly followed Niu Dalin.

Only Niu Dalei stared blankly for a moment, glanced at Wang An with a hint of fear, and then limped after Niu Dalin and the others.

When Niu Dalei was lying on the ground, Wang An kicked him with considerable force, showing no mercy whatsoever, so his thigh is still very painful to this day.

As Niu Dalin and the others walked away, the smile that had been on Wang An's face vanished instantly.

He said with a hint of complaint:

"Damn it, catching a few sika deer is already pretty difficult, and before the herd even arrives, all this mess has happened. It's truly infuriating." Wang Li chimed in.
"Yeah, they've already made two trips in such a short time. I wonder if any other people will come later."

Wang An looked around at the saline-alkali land and said:
"Let's go, go back."

As they spoke, Wang An and his companion walked toward their respective Oroqen horses.

On the way, Wang Li asked Wang An:
"Fourth Brother, if we catch a deer, are we really going to give them a share?"

Wang An nodded and said:

"Yeah, we should separate. What else can we do? We're all from the same village. We can't let things get too tense."

After a pause, Wang An suddenly grinned mischievously:

"Besides, even though we're in the right, anyone with eyes can see what's really going on. If we caught the deer and didn't give a single penny, people would talk behind our backs, hahaha."

After saying that, Wang An grinned mischievously.

Wang Li immediately smiled and said:

"Yeah, but Fourth Brother, you know what, if we don't use the omen, we probably won't be able to capture a single deer alive. They'll all be killed by us and those two groups."

Wang An grinned smugly and said:
"Yeah, your fourth brother really comes up with everything, hahaha."

There's no other way. Sometimes, when reasoning doesn't work, you have to stick to the rules. And when the rules don't work, you have to resort to physical violence.

Quite coincidentally, Wang An had some knowledge of martial arts.

In their haste to reach the saline-alkali land, Wang An and Wang Li rode their horses at breakneck speed.

There was nothing much to do on their way back to the hut, so the two of them rode their horses leisurely for more than ten minutes before finally returning to the hut.

As soon as they returned to the shack, Huang Zhong said excitedly:

"Brother, I'm watching through the binoculars, did you get beaten up by that kid?"

Wang An said with a smile:

"Yeah, that kid's name is Niu Dalei. He tried to fight me, and I beat him up. Damn it, I've never been afraid of anyone in a one-on-one fight."

And so the three of them continued to squat in the shack, each with a cigarette in their mouth, chatting idly as they waited for the deer to arrive.

Soon it was noon. The three of them ate some dry food and continued to wait.

After lunch, Wang An was dozing off on his wolf-skin rug when he heard Huang Zhong say:
"Brother, a few wild boars have headed towards the saline-alkali land. Will the traps we set up cause them to dig out?"

Upon hearing this, Wang An immediately cursed:
"What the hell? Why did the wild boar have to get involved?" (End of Chapter)